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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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